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On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 248 to H.J.Res. 1 (No short title on file)

Number:
Senate Vote #69 [primary source: senate.gov]
Date:
Feb 15, 1995 (104th Congress)
Result:
Motion to Table Agreed to
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This was a procedural vote.

Related Resolution:
H.J.Res. 1 (104th): Balanced Budget Amendment
Introduced by Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX6] on January 4, 1995
Totals     Republican     Democrat
  Yea 59
 
 
59%
53 6
  Nay 40
 
 
40%
0 40
Not Voting 1
 
 
1%
1 0
Required: Simple Majority

Vote Details

Notes

What’s the difference between “aye” and “yea”?

There is no meaningful difference between “aye” and “yea” (and “nay” and “no”), but the terms are used in different sorts of votes based on Congress’s long tradition of parliamentary procedure.

The House and Senate follow the U.S. Constitution strictly when it says that bills should be decided on by the “yeas and nays” (Article I, Section 7). So they literally say “yea” and “nay” when voting on bills. In the Senate, they always use these words.

The House sometimes operates under a special set of rules called the “Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union” (or “Committee of the Whole” for short), which is a sort of pseudo-committee that is made up of every congressman. During this mode of operation, the House uses the terms “aye” and “no” instead, but the meaning is the same. (See the Rules of the House, Rule XX, and House Practice in the section Voting.)